A Weekend in New York :From the 2025 Booker shortlisted author of The Rest of Our Lives
A Weekend in New York :From the 2025 Booker shortlisted author of The Rest of Our Lives
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Published:
4 July, 2019
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'Elegant and absorbing.' Guardian
'A book to be savoured.' Observer
'Intimate, funny . . . Masterfully done.' Daily Mail
'Sophisticated and engrossing.' Literary Review
Paul is a mid-ranking tennis professional on the ATP tour. His girlfriend Dana is an ex-model and photographer, and together with their two-year-old son they form a tableau of the contented upper-middle-class New York family. But Paul's parents and siblings have come to stay in the build-up to the US Open, and with summer storms brewing, several generations of domestic tension are brought to boiling point . . .
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780571338061 |
| ISBN10 | 0571338062 |
| Number Of Pages | 352 |
| Item Weight | 279 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 21 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Faber & Faber |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main |
Author's Bio
Benjamin Markovits grew up in Texas, London and Berlin. He is the author of seven previous novels: The Syme Papers, Either Side of Winter, Imposture, A Quiet Adjustment, Playing Days, Childish Loves, and You Don't Have To Live Like This. He has published essays, stories, poetry and reviews on subjects ranging from the Romantics to American sports in the Guardian, Granta, The Paris Review and The New York Times, among other publications. He lives in London and teaches creative writing at Royal Holloway, University of London.